Corner door construction



July'l4, 1931.. i K. J. TOBIN ET AL 1,814,547

' CORNER DOOR CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 27., 1928 M /QM W QEEOW firm/ 27T.

Patented July 14, 1931 UNITED STATES reArENT o FIce,

KENNETH J. TOBIN AND WILLIAM w. nnnnomor CHICAGO... ILLINOIS; ris'sienons'ro CAMEL COMPANY, or CHICAGO, innrnois, A. oonnona'rron or ILLINOIS CORNER DOOR CONSTRUCTION v Application filed September 27,;1928. Serial No. 308,851. 7

This invention relates to a corner end door construction.

It is an object of this invention to provide an end door which embodies the corner of the car, whereby the largest possible diagonal entrance to the car is provided, and whereby the necessary swinging distance between coupled cars is shortened. This construction reduces the width ofthe side door so that the superstructure upon the side of the car need not be necessarily weakened.

The invention comprises the novel structure and combination of parts hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred form of this invention and in which similar reference numerals refer to similar features in the different views: Figure 1 is a fragmentary rear end elevational view of a house car with a rear door involving this invention. 1

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the car.

Figure 3 is a sectional view upon the line III--III of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 illustrating the door in open position.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a rear door 1 which is sufliciently narrow so that it can be readily swung to open position between a pair of coupled cars as shown in Figure 4:. This door is hinged to the rear wall of the car by the hinges 2, and it ex- 5 tends in a right angle around the corner of of the side of the car. bar 5 attached thereto with which a yielding ing the car. It will be noted that at the corner, the floor is provided with a post 3, and beyond the post?) there is a side section 1a terminating in a post 4 which closes a part The post f has a Z metal strip 6 attached to the side of the postcooperates for forming a groove or lodgement for receiving the front edge of a slidside door 7 The rear door is preferably covered with a metal sheet or panel 8 that is curved over the corner post 3 and also covers the section 1a.

Upon the rear section of the door 1 there is a casting 9 to which there is pivotally connectedaacasting FLO-secured to: aswingable latching bar 11 theupper and l-owerends of which are provided with castings 12 having flanges or lips 13. Oppositely facing keepers 1'4- and l5 aresecured to the car above and below the latching bar for receiving the ends thereof. These keepers have'flaring walls 14a and 15a so that as the ends of=the-latching bar engages thereunder thedoor; will be drawn inwardly into tightly closed position; These flaring walls have overhangin-g lips onfiangesllband15b-under which the lips 13- on' the-casting; 12 arelocated when the bar is in latching position so that the upper and. lowerparts-of the car; will be; tied t'ogetherr M I The aforementioned sliding side door 7 is provided with ai hasp-l dthat engages an apertured' lug 17011 a castingf18 secured to the side section 1a. A pin 19 serves to secure the haspupon said lug, whereby the latching mechanism of the sliding door secures the hinged door in closed position.

It will be appreciated that this corner car construction will maintain the rigidity of the car in service without naturally weakening the same, and at the same time it will provide a sufficient opening for speedily load ing most any commodities.

We are aware that many changes maybe made, and numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and we therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon, otherwise thannecessitated by the prior art.

We claim as our invention:

1. In a corner door construction for house cars, a door hinged to the rear of the car and comprising a rear section and a side section at right angles to the rear section, a post between said sections, said side section having a lodgement and a sliding side door having a front edge adapted for entering said lodgement.

2. In a corner door construction for house cars, a door hinged to the rear wall of the car and comprising a rear section terminating in a corner post and a side section extending from said corner post and a sheet metal panel covering said rear section and bent around said post and covering said side sec tion.

3. In a corner door construction for house '5 cars, a door hinged to the rear Wall of the car and having a right angled terminal provided with a lodgement, in combination with a sliding side door having a front edge adapted for entering said lodgement, and a swinging latching bar upon said hinged door for maintaining the same in cooperation with the side door.

4. In a corner door construction for house cars, a rear door hinged to the rear wall of the car and comprising a rear section and a side section extending from said rear section, and a sheet metal panel extending over said rear section and bent to-also extend over said side section, and a swingable latching bar 9 for latching said door in tightly closed position. 7

5. In a corner door construction for house cars, a rear door hinged to the rear wall of the car and' comprising a rear section and a side section, said side section having a lodgement, a sliding side door having a front edge adapted for entering said lodgement and means for locking said side door to said rear door.

,30 In testimony whereof we have hereunto subscribed ournames at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

KENNETH J. TOBIN.

WILLIAM W. DARROW. 

